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Russellville Stockyards

Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Apr 11

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007

← Apr 4Apr 11Apr 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

402 head

▲ 126 vs last sale 276▼ 33 vs year ago 435 · −7.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

75 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 64▲ 10 vs year ago 65 · +15.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 19▲ 20 vs year ago 34 · +58.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady and slaughter cows sold 3.00 - 6.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 - 6.00 lower and feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 8.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $165.96/cwt on 147 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −32.85 against this barn's trailing median of $198.82.

Average price

$165.96

147 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$776

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$19

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$19.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.91

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	454	171.64	780	104
Medium and Large 2	500	152.24	761	43

One grade step is worth $19.39/cwt here — about $19 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale147 hd

165.96

—

AL average14 barns · 892 hd

156.05

+9.91

This barn, trailing median3 sales

198.82

−32.85

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $205.37, low $178.07, median $198.82 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,768	109.35	1,933	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,373	83.62	1,148	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,026	77.95	800	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	901	50.25	453	14

Every lot

60 lots · USDA AMS · Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale - Russellville, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	261	162.55/cwt	160.00–167.50	424	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	303	174.15/cwt	172.50–177.50	528	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	543	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	148.24/cwt	145.00–150.00	541	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	163.77/cwt	160.00–167.50	627	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	400	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	580	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	156.46/cwt	155.00–160.00	667	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	137.17/cwt	135.00–140.00	643	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	151.80/cwt	150.00–155.00	716	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	146.54/cwt	145.00–150.00	746	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	716	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	128.75/cwt	127.50–130.00	740	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	142.96/cwt	140.00–145.00	828	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	137.51/cwt	132.50–139.00	844	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	867	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	233	207.63/cwt	205.00–210.00	484	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	250	196.25/cwt	195.00–197.50	491	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	283	186.19/cwt	185.00–187.50	527	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	332	189.97/cwt	187.50–192.50	631	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	335	177.01/cwt	172.50–180.00	593	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	370	184.20/cwt	180.00–187.50	682	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	376	169.19/cwt	165.00–172.50	636	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	424	176.10/cwt	172.50–180.00	747	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	437	160.47/cwt	155.00–162.50	701	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	474	169.95/cwt	165.00–172.50	806	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	477	153.11/cwt	150.00–155.00	730	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	161.58/cwt	157.50–165.00	832	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	529	148.38/cwt	145.00–150.00	785	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	560	141.25/cwt	140.00–145.00	791	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	569	153.76/cwt	152.50–155.00	875	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	146.01/cwt	144.00–149.00	913	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	670	128.93/cwt	126.00–132.50	864	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	962	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	715	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	947	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	720	121.67/cwt	120.00–122.50	876	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	795	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	954	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,768	109.35/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,933	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	882	47.81/cwt	46.00–51.00	422	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	892	57.79/cwt	57.00–60.00	515	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	950	86.09/cwt	85.00–87.50	818	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	39.26/cwt	38.00–40.00	373	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,034	77.82/cwt	75.00–80.00	805	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,090	67.72/cwt	66.00–70.00	738	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,282	88.47/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,134	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,424	80.93/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,152	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,090	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	840	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	866	737.87/cwt	600.00–825.00	6,390	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,003	799.79/cwt	775.00–825.00	8,022	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,488	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	953.38/cwt	800.00–1,085.00	11,135	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,197	1,164.72/cwt	1,100.00–1,250.00	13,942	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,202	1,023.75/cwt	1,000.00–1,050.00	12,305	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	1,120.00/cwt	1,120.00–1,120.00	13,776	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,013	792.04/cwt	700.00–875.00	8,023	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,103	937.64/cwt	925.00–950.00	10,342	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,308	1,268.59/cwt	1,175.00–1,375.00	16,593	4

This sale against other markets

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale - Russellville, AL

Mon Apr 11, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 402Last week 276Year ago 435

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 64Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 19Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	185.00–187.50	186.19
7	—	376	165.00–172.50	169.19
4	—	335	172.50–180.00	177.01
6	—	529	145.00–150.00	148.38
3	—	720	120.00–122.50	121.67
1	—	795	120.00	120.00
6	—	670	126.00–132.50	128.93
5	—	477	150.00–155.00	153.11
5	—	437	155.00–162.50	160.47
4	—	560	140.00–145.00	141.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	715	130.00–135.00	132.49
6	—	332	187.50–192.50	189.97
20	—	474	165.00–172.50	169.95
2	—	675	142.50	142.50
3	—	625	144.00–149.00	146.01
19	—	424	172.50–180.00	176.10
22	—	370	180.00–187.50	184.20
2	—	233	205.00–210.00	207.63
2	—	250	195.00–197.50	196.25
18	—	515	157.50–165.00	161.58
7	—	569	152.50–155.00	153.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	426	155.00–160.00	156.46
10	—	383	160.00–167.50	163.77
8	—	614	132.50–139.00	137.51
3	—	303	172.50–177.50	174.15
2	—	708	120.00–125.00	122.49
7	—	472	150.00–155.00	151.80
2	—	675	130.00	130.00
5	—	509	145.00–150.00	146.54
5	—	579	140.00–145.00	142.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	132.50	132.50
6	—	469	135.00–140.00	137.17
4	—	261	160.00–167.50	162.55
2	—	345	157.50	157.50
2	—	575	127.50–130.00	128.75
6	—	365	145.00–150.00	148.24
3	—	400	145.00	145.00
2	—	645	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	950	38.00–40.00	39.26
6	—	892	57.00–60.00	57.79
5	—	882	46.00–51.00	47.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,282	86.00–90.00	88.47
9	—	1,424	78.00–83.00	80.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,090	66.00–70.00	67.72
4	—	950	85.00–87.50	86.09
15	—	1,034	75.00–80.00	77.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,768	106.00–112.00	109.35

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	925.00	925.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	725.00	725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,110	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,003	775.00–825.00	799.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,202	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,023.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,168	800.00–1,085.00	953.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,197	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,164.72

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	866	600.00–825.00	737.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	875.00	875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	1,120.00	1,120.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,103	925.00–950.00	937.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,013	700.00–875.00	792.04

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,308	1,175.00–1,375.00	1,268.59

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.